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4-June-1997 
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           Special Committee on Middle Governing Body  
  Relationships Schedules Open Hearings During General Assembly 
 
                      by Jerry L. Van Marter 
 
LOUISVILLE, Ky.--The Rev. Ed Albright, chair of the General Assembly's 
Special Committee on Middle Governing Body Relationships, has announced 
that the committee will conduct an open hearing during the upcoming General 
Assembly in Syracuse, N.Y. 
 
     The open hearing will be June 18 from 10 a.m.-noon at the Hotel 
Syracuse. 
 
     Albright said the committee is "seeking information and opinions from 
individuals who want to contribute to the committee members' understanding 
of the issues that lie before it."   
 
     The committee was created by last year's Assembly in response to 
concerns by the Assembly's Quadrennial Committee on Review that widespread 
breakdowns had occurred in the relationships between synods, presbyteries 
and General Assembly agencies. 
 
     The committee, in consultation with synods, presbyteries and General 
Assembly entities, has identified the following as its "initial tasks": 
 
     * to explore ways to raise the level of trust and sense of belonging 
       with and among the middle governing bodies and with the General 
       Assembly as we seek to fulfill "The Great Ends of the Church" 
     * to explore ways for middle governing bodies to empower, motivate, 
       and equip congregations for their role in fulfilling the mission of 
       the whole church 
     * to explore methods leading to better and more effective 
       communication throughout the church 
     * to explore ways middle governing bodies can work together to foster 
       the commitment of all constituencies with emphasis on the younger 
       generation and racial/ethnic persons 
     * to explore ways governing bodies can work together to facilitate 
       better training, care and nurture of staff and elected leaders 
     * to explore ways for governing bodies to engage in theological 
       discourse, Bible study, prayer, meditation and other spiritual 
       reflection. 

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